Machine Type · Semi-Automatic
Semi-Automatic Washing Machine Motors
Semi-automatic is the first application word in every catalogue listing’s text — the category this motor range was built for. This page is the category overview: how semi-automatic machines are constructed, which motors serve which construction, and how a semi-automatic programme is put together. The twin tub construction has its own detailed page.
- Wash motors
- 25–220 W (three models)
- Spin motor
- XM-8058-1 — 25–90 W
- Voltage
- 220–240 V / 110 V
- Frequency
- 50 / 60 Hz
- Listed MOQ
- 1,000 pieces per model
Semi-automatic is a stated application in each catalogue listing’s text.
01 The Category
One category, two constructions
A semi-automatic machine asks the user to move the wash between stages — filling, washing, draining, spinning — under manual control, in exchange for a machine that is inexpensive, tolerant of variable water supply, and repairable anywhere. The category’s dominant construction is the twin tub: separate wash and spin tubs side by side, each with its own motor, covered in depth on the twin tub page. The second construction is the single-tub semi-automatic, where one tub washes and spin-dries in sequence — the “single tub” of the catalogue’s application list.
The motor implications differ. Twin tub programmes buy a wash motor and a spin motor as a pair. Single-tub semi-automatics centre on the wash motor alone, with the spin duty handled within the same tub’s cycle. Both constructions draw on the same catalogue: wash motors at 25–220 W and the XM-8058-1 spin motor where a separate spin drive exists.
02 Why This Category Endures
Markets the semi-automatic serves
Semi-automatic machines persist because the constraints that created them persist: intermittent water supply, price-sensitive households, small retail service networks that reward mechanical simplicity. The catalogue’s own export framing matches that map — the company profile lists Europe, South America, Southeast Asia and the Middle East as its export regions. For a manufacturer serving those markets, the motor programme that matters is exactly this one: documented wash and spin models, wound for the market’s voltage and frequency, in a choice of winding materials confirmed per order for the market’s voltage and frequency.
It also matters that these are the range’s most documented motors. Every parameter a buyer needs to qualify them — model, power band, voltage, frequency, wire options, MOQ, packing, terms — is published in the catalogue, which is more than can be said for most of the semi-automatic motor trade.
03 Questions
Semi-automatic motors, answered plainly
What is the difference between this page and the twin tub page?
Scope. This page covers the semi-automatic category as a whole — both constructions and the market logic. The twin tub page covers that construction’s motor pairing in detail.
Do you supply motors for single-tub semi-automatics?
Single tub is a stated application of the catalogue’s wash motors. Send the incumbent motor’s nameplate and the machine’s capacity; the match is confirmed in the reply.
Which winding suits a semi-automatic range?
The choice follows the machine’s design: aluminium and copper-clad aluminium use larger or composite conductors, copper gives the lowest resistance for a given wire size — all three are listed options on every model, specified side by side on request. The winding comparison guide walks the technical trade-off.
Build the programme around your construction
Twin tub or single tub — send the machine data and quantities. The reply structures the motor set for your construction, not a generic washer bundle.